On Tuesday, February 7, beginning at 6:30 p.m., Bruce Jenkins will discuss his recent memoir, Shop Around: Growing Up with Motown in a Sinatra Household, at the Oakland Public Library’s Montclair Branch. more »

Rain and stormy weather are forecasted by the National Weather Service to continue tonight and into next week. The City of Oakland has received more than 335 calls for service for flooding, fallen trees and other weather-related issues since storming began in early January, and we are working around the clock to address them. So far in January, Public Works has experienced over 20 mudslides and downed trees of varying sizes citywide. Many of the locations have been cleared, and most roads are open to residents. However, the following road closures, either partial or full, remain in effect. more »

The Oakland Police Department requests assistance from the media and the Oakland community to help identify and locate a suspect whom they believe is responsible for the homicide of Jerry Ezell Harbin, 36, of Oakland. more »

The City of Oakland’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, January 16, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day national holiday. Police, fire and emergency services are not affected during the holidays closures. more »

Mayor Libby Schaaf today issued Executive Order 2017-1 to address the critical need to improve the safety of former warehouse and industrial buildings that have been converted to non-permitted use while avoiding displacement of vulnerable communities, particularly in face of the regional affordability crisis. more »

Emergency sirens are an important part of the City of Oakland’s public safety infrastructure. As part of an upgrade, tone testing on individual sirens will begin Wednesday, January 11. These will be brief three-second “burps” of different tones. A full-system test is slated for Friday, February 3. From now until the end of April, the City’s emergency sirens will not be used to notify residents and businesses of an emergency. Instead, emergency notifications will be sent via the county-wide AC Alert system. more »